topic Help extending the 'People' Javascript API in 2.1. in Alfresco Archive

Help extending the 'People' Javascript API in 2.1.

chrisb — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:06:53 GMT

I am currently trying to add some extra functionality to the People Javascript API functionality.My new functionality will most likely just consist of new methods for creating alfresco users using the Java API calls (I already have some code to do this).I just wanted to clarify a few things in terms

Re: Help extending the 'People' Javascript API in 2.1.

kevinr — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:41:42 GMT

The future-proof mechanism is to build a JavaScript extension as mentioned in the wiki. The problem you have correctly spotted is that this interface has changed between 2.0 and 2.1. In Alfresco 2.1 we now support multiple script and template engines (i.e. PHP in the java VM!) which also meant that the extension mechanism for the scripting engine was refactored. The end result is that if you write JavaScript extension class in 2.0 it will need to be changed to extend BaseProcessorExtension in 2.1. It's not a big change, but I understand it is annoying if you have already started so sorry about that in advance

If you create your class, then you use Spring to configure it in as mentioned in the Wiki - you should be able to deloy it as usual as an Alfresco jar extension rather than adding it directly to the Alfresco WAR - as you can use the Spring override config mechanism. When 2.1 is release you will have to change it slightly as mentioned above.

Hope this helps,

Kevin

Re: Help extending the 'People' Javascript API in 2.1.

chrisb — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:51:09 GMT

Hi Kevin,

Thats really useful info, and should allow me to get on with my development.

Thanks.

Re: Help extending the 'People' Javascript API in 2.1.

chrisb — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:01:16 GMT

OK, I think I am close to getting this up and running (fingers crossed!).

Just a question on using the Spring bean config override and where it should reside? Am I right in thinking my override should be in the following file:

/etc/alfresco/config/more-config.xml‍

With an import added to the following file to include the above file:

<extension>/alfresco/extension/custom-services-context.xml‍

bean config I plan to use is:


<bean id="peopleUtilsScript" parent="baseJavascriptExtension" class="org.alfresco.repo.jscript.PeopleUtils">
  <property name="extensionName">
    <value>peopleutils</value>
  </property>
  <property name="serviceRegistry">
    <ref bean="ServiceRegistry" />
  </property>
</bean>
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Code for the creation of the Person object is in a war file to be deployed in the extension area of my alfresco install.

Thanks

Re: Help extending the 'People' Javascript API in 2.1.

kevinr — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:04:55 GMT

Yes i believe that is the correct config setup for adding the bean def.

Thanks,

Kevin